Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 309 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Farhan has ₹550. First Farhan pays for needs: a geometry box (₹80) and a raincoat (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
2. 2.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a sticker album (c) a raincoat (d) a schoolbag
3. 3.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a remote-control car (c) a fancy phone cover (d) milk
4. 4.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) bus fare to school (c) a new party dress (d) soap
5. 5.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) extra comic books (c) vegetables (d) a bigger TV
6. 6.Ishaan has ₹300. First Ishaan pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
7. 7.Isha has ₹750. First Isha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹180) and school shoes (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
8. 8.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) sweets every day (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
9. 9.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) milk (c) a bigger TV (d) a sticker album
10. 10.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) milk (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a bigger TV
11. 11.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) notebooks for school (c) a third cricket bat (d) extra comic books
12. 12.For Rohan, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
13. 13.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) school shoes (c) a third cricket bat (d) a fancy phone cover
14. 14.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a bigger TV (b) a new party dress (c) a video game (d) a raincoat
15. 15.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) drinking water (d) a third cricket bat
16. 16.For Pooja, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
17. 17.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
18. 18.Tara is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) bus fare to school (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
19. 19.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) notebooks for school (b) soap (c) school shoes (d) a third cricket bat
20. 20.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) milk (b) a fancy phone cover (c) extra comic books (d) a toy robot
21. 21.For Riya, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
22. 22.Sneha has ₹450. First Sneha pays for needs: a school uniform (₹120) and a geometry box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
23. 23.Pooja has ₹800. First Pooja pays for needs: a school uniform (₹130) and a raincoat (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
24. 24.Manav has ₹900. First Manav pays for needs: a water bottle (₹140) and school shoes (₹180). How many rupees are left for wants?
25. 25.Nisha has ₹600. First Nisha pays for needs: socks (₹180) and a water bottle (₹100). How many rupees are left for wants?
26. 26.Joseph has ₹650. First Joseph pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹110). How many rupees are left for wants?
27. 27.Gurpreet has ₹400. First Gurpreet pays for needs: a school uniform (₹50) and a water bottle (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a warm blanket (c) a glitter pen set (d) bus fare to school
29. 29.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a video game (d) rice and dal
30. 30.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) rice and dal (b) a schoolbag (c) a warm blanket (d) designer sunglasses
31. 31.For Rahul, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
32. 32.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a toy robot (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
33. 33.For Kavya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
34. 34.For Aarav, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
35. 35.Tara has ₹400. First Tara pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a lunch box (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
36. 36.For Gurpreet, is “a toy robot” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
37. 37.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
38. 38.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a third cricket bat (b) notebooks for school (c) a school uniform (d) bus fare to school
39. 39.For Diya, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a remote-control car (b) a glitter pen set (c) sweets every day (d) drinking water

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